edward, cuthbertson, edward, hedley, cuthbertson, december, 1887, july, 1917, english, first, class, cricketer, personal, informationfull, nameedward, hedley, cuthbertsonborn15, december, 1887hackney, middlesex, englanddied24, july, 1917, 1917, aged, amarah, b. Edward Hedley Cuthbertson 15 December 1887 24 July 1917 was an English first class cricketer Edward CuthbertsonPersonal informationFull nameEdward Hedley CuthbertsonBorn15 December 1887Hackney Middlesex EnglandDied24 July 1917 1917 07 24 aged 29 Al Amarah Basra Vilayet Ottoman IraqBattingLeft handedRoleWicket keeperRelationsGeoffrey Cuthbertson brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1906 1913Hertfordshire1908 1910Cambridge University1914Marylebone Cricket ClubCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 32Batting average 6 40100s 50s Top score 18Catches stumpings 4 3Source Cricinfo 7 July 2019The son of Edward Hedley Cuthbertson and his wife Alice Cuthbertson he was born at Hackney in December 1887 He was educated at Malvern College before going up to Clare College Cambridge 1 While studying at Cambridge he made his debut in first class cricket for Cambridge University against Sussex at Fenner s in 1908 He made just one further first class appearance for Cambridge two years later against the same opposition 2 Although he did not gain a blue in cricket while at Cambridge he did gain a blue in football having appeared for Cambridge University A F C 1 He had made his debut in minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1906 making 25 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1906 13 3 He later made a first class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord s in 1914 2 After graduating from Cambridge he joined the London Stock Exchange in 1911 as a stockbroker 1 Cutherbertson served in the First World War enlisting as a second lieutenant on probation in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in November 1914 4 with confirmation in the rank in March 1915 5 He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in August 1916 6 While serving in the Mesopotamian campaign Cuthbertson fell ill on 20 July 1917 with heat exhaustion after fourteen days in Mesopotamia He was admitted to hospital at Al Amarah where his condition continued to deteriorate over the next three days He died on the evening of 23 July and was buried at the Amara War Cemetery 1 His brother Geoffrey Cuthbertson also played first class cricket References edit a b c d McCrery Nigel 2015 Final Wicket Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War Pen and Sword ISBN 978 1473864191 a b First Class Matches played by Edward Cuthbertson CricketArchive Retrieved 7 July 2019 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward Cuthbertson CricketArchive Retrieved 7 July 2019 No 29080 The London Gazette 23 February 1915 p 1843 No 29116 The London Gazette 30 March 1915 p 3118 No 29756 The London Gazette Supplement 19 September 1916 p 9117 External links editEdward Cuthbertson at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Cuthbertson amp oldid 1208550999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
